Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 10%
Uses
Permitted by right4
Conditional / special use5
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
No fence shall exceed six feet in height.
- Maximum combined retaining wall and fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
The combined height of a retaining wall and a separate fence on a property line shall not exceed eight feet
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.3 ft
A nonresidential accessory structure in a required rear yard shall be located on a property line or shall be not less than three feet from a property line.
- Garage setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from alley centerline (facing)25 ft
Garages facing an alley shall be set back twenty-five (25) feet from the alley centerline
- Garage setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from alley centerline (siding)15 ft
garages siding on an alley shall be set back fifteen (15) feet from the alley centerline
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
The maximum height of a nonresidential accessory structure shall be twelve (12) feet
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with pitched roof16 ft
pitched roofs shall not exceed a height of sixteen (16) feet
- Mechanical equipment screening perforation maximum50 pct
Screening material may have evenly distributed openings or perforations not exceeding fifty (50) percent of the surface area
- Parking lot interior landscaping percentage10 pct
ten percent of the interior of parking lots shall be landscaped
- Parking lot perimeter planting strip width5 ft
Perimeter planting strips around parking lots shall be five feet wide
- Planting strip width3 ft
Visible yards not used for parking shall have a three-foot planting strip adjoining an interior property line within fifty (50) feet of a street property line.
- Refuse storage screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
screened on all sides by a six-foot high concrete, masonry wall or similar screening mechanism
- Walk-up facility setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.3 ft
walk-up facilities, including window service and bank ATM machines, shall be set back at least three feet from the property line
From the ordinance
Offices for all forms of business... are permitted in the DO district without a use permit. ... The maximum height of a nonresidential accessory structure shall be twelve (12) feet